Malkangiri
Winner — 2004
Malkangiri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 253 votes separated winner from runner-up.
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIMAI CHANDRA SARKAR | INC-JMM-OGP (UPA) | 57,713 | 45.7% |
| 2 | ARABINDA DHALI | NDA | 57,460 | 45.5% |
| 3 | BRAJA MAJHI | 11,067 | 8.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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3 locations
Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples
Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples
Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara
Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara
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